ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY FRAME A MAP OF MIDDLE EARTH

Found a awesome map of Middle Earth awhile back online, the map is printed on fabric and look amazing!

The map is now framed, and hangs on our mantle along with Ichigo Kurosaki’s Zanpakutō .

MEET SKELLY

Over the weekend I did something I haven’t done in a long time, draw. One of the drawings I ended up liking was a cartoon skeleton, now named Skelly . Below you can see a image of the original hand drawn art.

And lastly we have it imported in Illustrator and traced, I rather like how he ended up.

LOVECRAFT BACK IN ORDER

I’ve been reading some of H. P. Lovecraft ’s work, and quickly realized the collection I had was not in chronological order. This lead me to do a little digging, and was happy to stumble upon a fantastic resource from http://cthulhuchick.com .

The ePUB provided by cthulhuchick is fantastic, and in chronological order! I had to share this great resource, enjoy, and be sure to thank her @cthulhuchick

ARKHAM HORROR LIVES UP TO IT'S NAME

Last night the wife and I were able to give Arkham Horror our first attempt, and I have to say, this game lives up to it’s name.

I love how each Location , Other World , and Mythos card all have a small story to add to the game.

For example, one of the Mythos cards we drew was a Headline . This headline read much like a newspaper article and described how more murders by a particular killer ( I forgot the murders name ) have popped up in one of the city districts, until caught ( success die roll ) he murders one ally from our A lly deck until all allies have murdered.

THE NAMELESS CITY

After picking up our last board game Arkham Horror , We’ve decided to look a little deeper in to the genre by reading up on H.P. Lovecraft .An author during the 1920’s, Lovecraft created the Cthulhu Mythos an American Horror genre.

This genre has became a hit among game developers, especially Fantasy Flight Games who has created a handful of Cthulhu based games.

We have also looked ever so slightly into Call of Cthulhu, Quick Start Guide and role playing game based on the Cthulhu Mythos were you take on the role of an Investigator.

ARE YOU INVESTIGATOR ENOUGH?

Arkham Horror a classic game of Lovecraft adventure arrived in the mail the other day, and I’ve been itching to try it out!

This game looks amazing, and has gotten nothing but good reviews, check out Boardgame Geek for a few of them.

I’ve wanted to play this game for a couple years, but have never had the chance. I’ve also been discouraged to buy it as many people say it doesn’t work well with only two players (my wife and I) , though at 33% off I decide to take a risk.

BOARD GAME CLEANUP

Having some friends over for game night! Decided to clean the shelf a bit.

THAT’S NO MOON, IT’S A SPACE STATION.

Yesterday my copy of Star Wars X-Wing miniature game arrived in the mail. And I have to say, this game is amazing if you are into strategic space based dog fights and strategy games in general.

I really enjoyed that the game was not played on a grid system, but instead uses a template for movement. It helps to add to the strategy and immersion. Overall I love how movement works with a facedown dial!

STILL STRANDED ON SMUGGLER'S SHIV

The kids are still stranded on Smuggler’s Shiv. It has been a long 5 days, but they’ve managed to acquire the island map, and make a few of their fellow castaways friendly.

In order to run the adventure I created a few objects to help out.

First off we have a paper clock, this helps me keep track of the hour by hour effects such as heat, wandering monsters, and disease, the kids also get a kick out of it.

MY AXE, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY AXE!

With no time to dwell on his pain, Asuck feels his body being dragged across the wet sand. Using all the strength he can muster, he catches a glimpse of what caused the initial pain, and what is now dragging his large body across the beach.

As Asuck eyes begin to focus on the shadowy figure, nausea and disorientation begins to over take his senses. Doing what any Orcish warrior would do in such circumstances, Asuck reaches for his trusty Great Axe , but his fingers find no such weapon. Rage in his voice he screams, “My axe, what have you done with my axe!".  Dwelling on the sickness no longer Asuck manages to overpower his capture and slips away.